Yellowstone River Oil Spill Threatens Drinking Water in Montana
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Bottled water is being provided to residents of Glendive, Montana, after oil from True Companies’ Poplar pipeline system leaked into the Yellowstone River.
Dawson County has received complaints of odor in drinking water from people who use the municipal water system, according to a posting on the Montana government site. A water sample from the system showed elevated levels of volatile organic compounds, predominantly benzene, Bill Salvin, an outside spokesman for True Companies, whose Bridger Pipeline LLC operates the Poplar system, said in an e-mail.